On the BART on the way to the airport
Ready to fly for 20+ hours!!
Fernando shares his wise words ;)
The river in Bankok is a great way to travel in the city and avoid the chaotic streets!
Waiting for a water taxi
We visited the royal palace in Bankok
Not all doorways were made for tall people :)
View from the back of a 'Tuk-Tuk'
Our Tuk-Tuk driver
Streets of Bankok
Met up for dinner with Darika (friend from Thunderbird) in Chinatown
It's everywhere...
The men in orange are Buddhist monks
I had a suit tailor made :)
Bicho loco
Bankok looks less chaotic by night!
We took a Thai cooking course in Kanchanaburi
Lemon grass, spring onions, ginger, parsley, cilantro, lime -- all important ingredients in the Thai kitchen
Fish from the local rivers
The smaller the pepper, the spicier!
Cooking instructor explaining local vegetables
Frogs...some of them were still twitching, eww!
Calamari
Bicho ate a HUGE bug!!
It looked like an over-sized cockroach, but was some kind of giant fly...I chickened out :(
Local fruits - dragon fruit, and a bunch of others that we tried, but I can't remember the names of them!
Fer making the first dish, a coconut and chicken soup called "Thom Kah Tai"
It was tasty!
Pomelo (giant sweet grapefruit) for breakfast
View of Bungalows where we stayed
We took a local bus to the Erawan waterfalls, it was a trip!
There are Buddhas and temples all over the place, you can see many from the side of the road
Erawan Falls
It kind of looks like it was 'photo shopped' huh?
Monkeys...you have to be careful with your stuff, they like to snatch people's cameras!
All 'tuckered-out' after a day of hiking :)
Memorial for the POW's who died while building the railroad ("Death Railroad") and bridge over the River Kwai
The back of a Tuk-Tuk whose driver was a fan of Barca ;)
On the ferry to Koh Tao (island #1)
Hmm...that didn't turn out so well...
View at dawn from our bungalow on Koh Tao
Still waking up ;)
The beach that we stayed at on Koh Tao was only accessible with a 4x4
It was a bumpy ride!
Super Snorkler!
We snorkeled at several sites around the island
View from our bungalow
Beach towels didn't make the list as a necessity!
Overnight ferry from islands to mainland was a trip!
We missed the last ferry to Koh Taratao, but we were able to 'negotiate' out own ride to the island in a long tail boat shared with some Italian tourists :)
Koh Taratao was part of the national parks and protected from development--it was beautiful!
Tasty local brew :)
Very fresh seafood was a real treat!
The islands along this (Andaman) coast were hit pretty hard by the 2004 Tsunami
A little bit of 'roughing it'
Lots of great sea creatures :)
Watch out David Hasslehoff!
Lots of Thai people were on holiday too.
Waiting for the ferry to the next island
On the way to Koh Lipe
Koh Lipe
Another one of our fine accommodations :)
Fernando lived on mango lassies!
My kind of 'White Christmas'
Driver of the long tail boat
Snorkeling was amazing here too!
Fernando under a Mangrove tree
The island runs on generators...here is an example of a couple of them!
Koh Lipe was booked for New Year's, so a couple let us stay in a tent in their front yard for $1!
Some kids filming something in an ancient cemetery in Penang (Georgetown), Malaysia
Rickshaw drivers show tourists the city
Millionaire "Fatz" Mansion in Penang
Chinese Temple
Mosque in Georgetown
The fresh fruit juices were a staple, mmm!!
Christian church in Georgetown -- Malaysia boasted an eclectic mix of ethnicities and religions
Some rules for entering the mosque...number 9 was a little surprising...
Doctoring up the tootsies in our jail-like accommodations in Penang, Malaysia.
The life on the streets and the food stalls were amazing!
Roadside stands were a great way to try new and crazy things ;)
A break from the long bus trip
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia -- a cool, refreshing change from the city and the beach.
Tea Plantations in Cameron Highlands
Pitcher Plants (collect water and trap insects)
The forest was very old and very dense!
Fish balls, prawns, jelly fish, tofu, all get thrown into a 'do it yourself' soup called 'steamboat'
Steamboat
An English and a Welsh couple who we met at the guest house
Playboy is the friendly furry pet at Emily's Guesthouse
Malacca, Malaysia
Dutch Power! -- The Dutch ruled Malacca (port city) for many years and has left some evidence!
Holy Karaoke!
View of the night market in Malacca
Giant turtle in the gardens at Emily's Guest House
Emily's Guest House was an ultra chill place to stay with 2 great hosts in Malacca, Malaysia.
Pete is hard at work while we enjoy the plush hotel room and amazing breakfast on the club floor :)
Singapore is ultra modern, clean, and organized -- slightly different from Bankok!
Shopping and eating are favorite past times in Singapore...we did some of both!
China Town in Singapore
Pete tries to cheat!
Playing a board game at a Cafe
Aww...Pete looks cute in his pink shirt :)
Mmm...Pepper Crab!
Last night in Singapore with Pete, Pete's friends from Australia (Muniza & Zac), and Biren (friend from Thunderbird)
